Coriandrum sativum, Coriander

Coriandrum sativum, Coriander

Coriandrum sativum    

Coriander

drugs

fruits (Coriandri fructus)

most important active substances

volatile oil (0,5 – 1,5 %) with linalool, geraniol, borneol; fatty oil  chief  fatty acids,  petroselic acid, oleic acid, linolenic acid

most important usages

dyspeptic complaints and loss of appetite, digestive and gastric complaints, also in chinese and indian medicine

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 5,0 – 8,0 g (sorts with bigger and smaller seeds)

Seed demand for drilling: march/april 12-15 kg/ha

Distance between the rows: 30 cm

harvest: in july, if the seeds started to colouring brown

sorts and variety

‚Thüringer‘                                                               

approved standard variety with middle yields and middle yields of oil (about 0,9 %)